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Chenab River Successfully Diverted at Ratle Hydro Electric Project in Jammu and Kashmir

The river diversion sets the stage for the commencement of critical activities such as excavation and dam construction, expediting project construction activities, and reducing potential delays.

January 31, 2024. By Abha Rustagi

The Chenab River was successfully diverted at the Ratle Hydro Electric Project in Jammu & Kashmir, through diversion tunnels at Drabshalla in Kishtwar district. This crucial step marks a key development in the 850 MW project, facilitating the isolation of the dam area at the riverbed.

The river diversion sets the stage for the commencement of critical activities such as excavation and dam construction, expediting project construction activities, and reducing potential delays. The concerted efforts aim to meet the scheduled commissioning date of May 2026.

The River Diversion ceremony was inaugurated by R.K. Vishnoi, Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of NHPC, and witnessed by H. Rajesh Prasad, Principal Secretary (PDD), Government of J&K; I.D. Dayal, Chairman of RHPCL; Pankaj Mangotra, Managing Director of JKSPDC; Directors of NHPC; CEO of RHPCL, A.K. Nauriyal, and other officials from NHPC and the Government of J&K.

The Ratle Project is executed by Ratle Hydroelectric Power Corporation Limited (RHPCL), a Joint Venture of NHPC Limited and the Government of J&K, with a shareholding ratio of 51:49 percent, respectively.

Situated on the Chenab River in Kishtwar District of J&K, the project boasts an installed capacity of 850 MW. The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs of the Government of India sanctioned the project in January 2021, with a total cost of INR 5281.94 crores.

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Chenab River

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